FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old Palm Coast man died Monday night when his motorcycle struck a deer in Flagler County and he was then hit by a car, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The fatal wreck happened around 9:35 p.m. on State Road 100 near Briarwood Drive, northeast of Bunnell.

The FHP said the Palm Coast man was riding his motorcycle west on S.R. 100 when a deer ran into his path. The motorcycle’s front tire struck the deer, causing the bike to slide across the right lane and into the grass off the right paved shoulder.

The man ended up in the left travel lane, and the deer was thrown into a ditch, according to an FHP crash report.

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A car driven by a 54-year-old Bunnell man and carrying three other adults was westbou

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